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The former Countdown star has been involved in arguments with Tory MPs on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
Conservative chairman Greg Hands is one MP she has recently argued with, who she is said to have deleted a number of her Tweets about on Thursday.
When asked how she feels about criticism from the Tories, Vorderman told The Times: “It doesn’t bother me… I’ll tell you why. I’m knocking on 63. I’ve made my money. I’ve been through it all.
“What’s the worst that can happen? That I’ll lose some jobs? Fine by me. Bring it on. They can sling what they like at me.”
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We aren’t stopping pic.twitter.com/cMTUuTsQLq— Carol Vorderman (@carolvorders) September 8, 2023
Carol Vorderman says it’s ‘fine’ if she loses TV jobs
Vorderman has appeared on a variety of TV shows, including ITV’s Loose Women, This Morning and Lorraine along with this year being on I’m A Celebrity… South Africa.
She is also known for hosting a BBC Radio Wales show.
Mr Hands had called for Vorderman to apologise for posting “defamatory and damaging” tweets about his involvement in a lifestyle firm being awarded a £25.8 million personal protective equipment (PPE) contract in 2020.
On social media platform X, Vorderman said she was “happy to accept Mr Hands’ assurance that his role in the process was simply to refer the approach… (and) there was no impropriety on his part”.
Other rows have seen Vorderman argue with Tory MPs including in March when she called on the women’s minister, Maria Caulfield, to resign after she could not “be bothered to turn up” to a committee hearing about the menopause.
The MP, who is also minister for women’s health strategy, tweeted that she was “not a punch…
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